To Empowers Women Entrepreneurs, EV Platform BLive Waives 50% Franchise Fees Across All Locations in India

The initiative is aimed at easing the financial entry barriers for women to own and lead a BLive franchise

The initiative will also help in minimising gender gaps in entrepreneurship and within the EV Industry, so as to create a more equitable and sustainable future

BLive, India's leading multi-brand EV platform has announced its latest initiative to promote women's empowerment in the EV industry. BLive is offering a unique opportunity for women-owned and women-run franchise partners to join the BLive family by waiving 50% of the franchise fees across all locations in India.

women franchise partners,  Anita Sonawane from Jalgaon, Maharashtra

Studies have demonstrated that entrepreneurial endeavours play a vital role in driving economic growth and generating employment opportunities for women, both in developing and high-income countries. This correlation directly stems from the fact that entrepreneurial activities contribute to the creation of new jobs for female entrepreneurs, their families, and their networks. Women bring diverse management, organisational, and business perspectives, offering a wide range of options for successful ventures.

Through this initiative, BLive aims to provide a platform for women to start their own businesses, build successful franchises and become leaders in the EV industry. By reducing the financial burden of franchise fees, BLive hopes to make it easier for women entrepreneurs to enter the EV industry and help them overcome the initial barriers to starting a business.

Elaborating further on the subject, Samarth Kholkar, CEO & Co-Founder, BLive, said, “Currently, 20% of our franchise partners are women and we are committed to raising this percentage and enabling more women to become our franchise owners and partners. Our focus on empowering women to become EV entrepreneurs is inclusive of Tier 2 and Tier 3 towns. This initiative is a significant step towards addressing the gender gap in the EV industry and empowering women to become leaders in this rapidly growing sector. With the demand for sustainable and eco-friendly transportation options on the rise, the EV industry in India is expected to grow exponentially in the coming years. This presents a huge opportunity for women entrepreneurs to take charge and become a part of this exciting and dynamic industry.”

Speaking about the initiative, one of BLive’s women franchise partners, Anita Sonawane from Jalgaon, Maharashtra said, “Partnering with BLive has been a fulfilling experience. The feeling of being your own boss is confidence-inspiring and makes you give your best towards making earnings. Electric mobility is not only the future; it is the present and it is here! This initiative is a great opportunity for more women like me to take a confident step towards owning our future.”

BLive has collaborated with a leading management institute to provide a women focussed management programme to upskill all women franchise partners.

Sharing his thoughts about the new initiative, Sandeep Mukherjee, Co-Founder, BLive said, “We are excited to launch this unique initiative to promote women's empowerment in the EV industry in India. We believe that by supporting women entrepreneurs, we can create a more equitable and sustainable future for all. We encourage women-owned and women-run businesses across India to take advantage of this opportunity and join the BLive family.”

About BLive

BLive is India’s first Multi-brand EV platform offering a wide range of EV products and services on a digital platform www.bliveEVstore.com. With over 40 brands listed on its platform, BLive offers an omnichannel experience to its buyers – an online E-commerce store and Premium experience stores pan India. BLive is rapidly expanding its presence pan India to 100 premium Multi-brand stores by 2024, offering E-Scooters/ E-cycles/ Delivery Ebikes and many more unique form factors, in line with its vision to accelerate the adoption of EVs. BLive facilitates EV adoption for personal usage as well as businesses by providing seamless Charging infrastructure, Post sales service as well as easy finance options to its customers.

BLive Opens Experiential EV Store in Kolhapur, Maharashtra

The high-end store will offer customers a range of benefits such as electric vehicles from top brands, easy financing options, after-sales services, and great exciting offers.

Expanding its countrywide presence to boost EV adoption, leading multi-brand EV platform BLive has opened its experiential EV store in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. It was inaugurated in the presence of Kiran Patil- Chairman, Ghatge Patil industries, and other dignitaries. BLive is experiencing a high EV demand across the country, and it believes this store will cater to the needs and aspirations of EV buyers in the region. The opening of this store is further aligned with the brand's larger objective of building a greener, sustainable future by promoting 100% clean mobility adoption in India.

The exclusive store has been opened in partnership with Techno Vision and houses a range of EV options from leading brands for the customers. Additionally, to encourage buyers to speed up their EV purchase decision and switch to e-mobility, the store will provide easy financing options along with exciting offers. With this, the customers will be able to purchase an EV with easy EMI options as low as Rs 2000 monthly. The store will also provide them an opportunity to exchange and upgrade their old petrol-run 2-wheelers for brand new EVs.

Also, it will act as a one-stop, go-to destination for customers to get a hassle-free EV experience and a choice to select from well-known brands such as Gemopai, KineticGreen, Batt:RE, Hayasa, Detel, Amo, EMotorad, and Hero Lectro, among others. For holistic care of EV buyers, it will provide roadside assistance, extended warranty, easy financing options, excellent after-sales services and many other facilities under one roof.

Commenting on the launch, Samarth Kholkar, CEO & Co-Founder, BLive said,'' The launch of this store is BLive's another step towards strengthening its footprints across the country. EVs are becoming mainstream and we believe providing a hassle-free EV experience by taking care of all of customers' needs under one roof will take EV adoption to new heights. We are receiving a great response which is a reflection of the high EV demand across the country. The customers have become more aware and responsible towards the environment and we believe this store will facilitate them in easily switching to clean mobility. Our hi-end services, experience and expertise being offered at the store will greatly benefit them. We are looking forward to working together with our partners to strengthen our India presence and make EVs accessible and affordable for all.”

BLive, which is a digital-first, multi-brand EV store has bolstered its presence with 20 stores across India and with this launch; it has come one step closer towards its goal of having 100 EV stores by 2024. The brand will soon expand its reach to newer locations to drive EV adoption, accelerate decarbonisation, and build a sustainable future.

BLive is India’s first Multi-brand EV platform offering a wide range of EV products and services on a digital platform www.BLiveEVstore.com with over 40 brands listed on its platform, BLive offers an omnichannel experience to its buyers – an online E-commerce store and Premium experience stores pan India. Driving its vision to accelerate adoption of EVs – BLive is rapidly expanding its presence pan India to 100 premium Multi-brand Stores by ’24 offering E-Scooters/ E-cycles/ Delivery E-bikes and many more unique form factors. BLive facilitates EV adoption for personal usage as well as businesses by providing seamless Charging infrastructure, Post sales service as well as easy finance options to its customers.

BLive partners with Chartered Bike Pvt Ltd (CBPL) in a multi-hundred crore deal!

• The MoU between BLive and CBPL will target nationwide deployment of 10,000 2-wheeler EVs and 1000 3-wheeler EVs over the next three years
• The collaboration aims to help last-mile delivery companies such as Zomato, Swiggy, Amazon, Flipkart, Delhivery, Porter and many more to resolve the supply gap of electric vehicles in the market

BLive, India's fastest growing multi-brand electric vehicle platform, has teamed up with Chartered Bike Pvt Ltd (CBPL) – India’s leading provider of electric mobility solutions, specialising in public bike sharing, in-campus mobility, e-commerce delivery, and last-mile delivery services. As per the MoU signed between BLive and CBPL, the collaboration will target nationwide deployment of 10,000 2-wheeler EVs and 1000 3-wheeler EVs over the next 3 years. The total MoU is worth approximately INR 120 Cr with estimated deployment in three phases - INR 30 Cr in the first year, INR 40 Cr in second, and INR 50 Cr in the third year.

The partnership between BLive and CBPL is aimed at helping last-mile delivery companies, such as Zomato, Swiggy, Amazon, Flipkart, Delhivery, Porter and many more, to resolve the supply gap of electric vehicles in the market. The MoU between BLive and CBPL will resolve this issue by helping these organisations deploy vehicles nationwide, with a focus on Tier II cities.

Chartered Bike Pvt Ltd is a leading provider of electric mobility solutions, specialising in public bike sharing, in-campus mobility, e-commerce delivery, and last-mile delivery services. CBPL is committed to delivering sustainable transportation options that are both cost-effective and environmentally friendly. CBPL’s public bike sharing programme offers convenient, affordable, and healthy transportation options to commuters and city-dwellers alike. Thanks to CBPL’s fleet of state-of-the-art electric bicycles, riders can easily navigate the urban landscape, while reducing their carbon footprint. In addition to public bike sharing, CBPL also offers in-campus mobility solutions that help students, faculty, and staff move around their campuses efficiently and sustainably. Their electric vehicles are perfect for short trips between buildings, or for running errands around campus.

Speaking about the collaboration, Samarth Kholkar, CEO & Co-Founder, BLive, said “We are excited to partner with Chartered Bike Pvt Ltd to further our cause for greater adoption of EVs in the country. With a focus on electric vehicles for their delivery fleet, last-mile delivery service providers have been a major accelerator of India’s electric mobility revolution. The use of electric vehicles will significantly reduce the cost of operation and energy expenses. The lower operating costs, simple mechanism and low maintenance make EVs a winning proposition for the last-mile delivery service providers.”

Commenting on the partnership, Param Mandloi, Co-Founder of CBPL said, “Our e-commerce and last-mile delivery services are designed to meet the needs of modern consumers who demand fast, reliable, and eco-friendly delivery options. Our electric delivery vehicles make it easy for businesses to meet their customers' needs while minimising their impact on the environment. In Blive, we have an able partner to drive this mission forward while making mobility cleaner and greener.”

CBPL’s proven expertise in operations and managing after sales-service, coupled with its strong presence across 15 cities, especially Tier II cities, helps CBPL manage its operations efficiently. As part of the deal, CBPL will be responsible to ensure the same on-ground post the deployment of EVs. Blive – as one of the largest and growing electric EV platforms in the country - will add value through marketing activities and provide end-to-end tech solutions to help the deployment of EVs while parallelly driving high return on investment for its partner - Chartered Bike Private Limited.

About BLive

BLive is India’s first Multi-brand EV platform offering a wide range of EV products and services on a digital platform www.bliveEVstore.com With over 40 brands listed on its platform, BLive offers an omnichannel experience to its buyers – an online E-commerce store and Premium experience stores pan India. Driving its vision to accelerate adoption of EVs – BLive is rapidly expanding its presence pan India to 100 premium Multi-brand Stores by ’24 offering E-Scooters/ E-cycles/ Delivery Ebikes and many more unique form factors. BLive facilitates EV adoption for personal usage as well as businesses by providing seamless Charging infrastructure, Post sales service as well as easy finance options to its customers.

Blive Becomes 1st EV Platform to Deploy Electric Kick Scooters for Food Delivery at Mumbai and Delhi International Airports

India's leading multi-brand EV store Blive has become the first platform in India to deploy electric kickscooters for food delivery at Mumbai and Delhi international airports. The company has joined hands with Lite Bite Foods (LBF) and Devyani International Limited (DIL) to provide EV solutions and benefit over 30k air travellers daily in the country's busiest airports.

Notably, DIL and LBF are counted among India's largest food chain operators housing prominent brands like KFC, Pizzahut, Costa Coffee, Punjab Grill to name a few. And now with this move, Blive is all set to help its partners in reducing food delivery time at airports, minimize waiting period for customers, bringing more convenience to the delivery staff, reducing carbon footprint and enabling a hassle-free airport experience.

With travel picking up and increasing footfall of flyers at the airport, DIL and LBF at Mumbai and Delhi airports were required to address the challenges like ensuring timely delivery of orders and minimizing waiting period with sustainable solutions. Their staff covered the distance from counters to customers on foot and the vastness of the airport resulted in dropping of orders, exhaustion in workers and longer waiting period for customers. By adopting electric kickscooters for deliveries provided by Blive, the food chain operators were not only able to cater to the heightened customer demands and enhance staff performance, but were also able to contribute to sustainability targets with clean mobility.

By entering this partnership with DIL and LBF, Blive is supporting its partners in taking their first step towards sustainability and reducing their carbon footprints. Blive with its EV solutions will enable them to essay the collective responsibility of combating climate change with innovative and clean solutions. Going forward, the multi-brand EV platform in the second stage of this partnership will expand its EV solutions to over 655 outlets of DIL and over 150+ outlets of LBF to promote and achieve 100% e-mobility adoption in India.

Speaking on this, Mr. Samarth Kholkar, CEO & Co-Founder, BLive, said "We have always strived to find innovative solutions to the existing challenges with e-mobility. The demand for electric vehicles for delivery is huge. Mumbai airport is one of the busiest and important airports globally. Here, our partners were facing difficulties with heightened customer demands and increase in passenger footfall. We are glad that the electric scooters provided by us not only helped them in addressing their challenges in timely food delivery but also supported them in their transition to clean mobility. We believe such innovative steps and meaningful collaborations can help achieve business objectives and also align organisations with the larger goal of achieving our sustainability targets for a cleaner, greener and better future."

Blive, which is a digital-first, multi-brand EV store has bolstered its presence with 19 stores across India. It recently onboarded Deloitte as its knowledge partner to benefit from the consulting firm’s industry expertise in streamlining dealer onboarding. The brand aims to have 100 EV stores by 2024 and is soon going to expand its reach to newer locations to drive EV adoption, accelerate decarbonisation, and combat climate change.

About BLive:

BLive is India’s first Multi-brand EV platform offering a wide range of EV products and services on a digital platform www.bliveEVstore.com With over 40 brands listed on its platform, BLive offers an omnichannel experience to its buyers – an online E-commerce store and Premium experience stores pan India. Driving its vision to accelerate the adoption of EVs – BLive is rapidly expanding its presence pan India to 100 premium Multi-brand Stores by ’24 offering E-Scooters/ E-cycles/ Delivery Ebikes and many more unique form factors. BLive facilitates EV adoption for personal usage as well as businesses by providing seamless Charging infrastructure, Post sales service and easy finance options to its customers.